11/24/2023 0 Comments Fifa u17 world cup 2017Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Defender) Source: Facebook.Ī self-taught footballer, Rahul was spotted by former Kerala Santosh Trophy coach M Peethambaran during a coaching camp in 2011. Though he stands as a striker for the U-17 squad, he had started out as a left-back and later auditioned as a left-winger.ġ1. Starting with his school Krida Prabodhini in Pune, Aniket later joined the Pune FC’s under-15 team and subsequently made it to the U-17 side. One of the 10 players chosen by former Germany and Bayern Munich legend Paul Brietner to represent India at the FC Bayern Munich Youth Cup in 2010, the love for the sport in Aniket goes all the way to his football frenzy town of Kolhapur in Maharashtra. Aniket Jadhav (Striker) Source: Facebook. Somehow things worked for the young footballer, who went on to play in the AFC U-16 championship and was India’s key defender in this year’s Four-Nation Tournament in Mexico.ġ0. Right when one thinks of nothing being more saddening, the local grocery store that was run by Boris’s family had to be shut down and his father had to work on a daily-wage basis.ĭespite adverse times pushing the man to discourage his son from sports and concentrate on studies, Boris stuck to his passion. Also, lack of resources kept the young boy from playing with a ‘real’ football for a long time and had to make do with a tennis ball. One of the eight players from Manipur in Indian World Cup squad, Boris comes from a family who didn’t quite support his dream of becoming a footballer. Boris Singh Thangjam (Defender) Source: Facebook. Starting with a local team of Bisnupur district, Dheeraj soon made to Manipur’s junior team and hit another milestone after being picked to train at the AIFF Academy and found himself a place in the U-14 Indian team.ĩ. But never in his dreams, had he thought of being part of the national team, let alone participate in the FIFA World Cup. Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem (Goalkeeper) Source: Facebook.Ī native of Moirand village of Manipur, Dheeraj was an avid sportsperson during his school days. Hailing from Kalyani, West Bengal, his father works as a van-rickshaw driver and his mother works at a local grocery shop binding cigarettes.īut that didn’t prevent them from letting their child to chase his dreams, as long as he did well in school too.Ībhijit’s moment of fame came during the 2017 European exposure tour where he scored against Italy XI and later against Valmontone City in the group stage of the Lazio Cup.Ĩ. Abhijit Sarkar (Midfielder) Source: Facebook.ĭespite the daily struggle to make ends meet, Abhijit’s parents did everything to encourage the budding sportsman in their son. It was his father who encouraged the boy to take up football.ħ. Interestingly, Anwar had always shown affinity towards cricket when he was growing up.
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